"The point of giving money is to get access. We accept that in our campaigns, we accept it everywhere. If access were considered a quid pro quo, the jails would be groaning with politicians."

Krauthammer said there could be buried in the emails evidence that Clinton actually did something for the donors, but until now, it's only been the giving of access, which is "corrupt, perhaps, but not illegal."

Fox News contributor Andrew McCarthy said Wednesday on "Outnumbered Overtime" that a report claiming President Trump asked if a U.S. attorney could lead the probe into Michael Cohen despite his recusal is "all wind and no rain."